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Author: David Lowry

  • The Magic Sidewalk

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    Each workday morning I pull into a space on the parking lot behind the building where I work.   As I exit my Honda I’m juggling coffee, a backpack, workout clothes, and my ever-present iPhone. It’s a precarious state where I try to keep the strap of my backpack from sliding off of my shoulder, which is hunched sharply upward. If it doesn’t…

  • An Irish Blessing

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    Here is a beautiful Irish blessing for your day sung in a sweet clear voice. Longtime Sun May the longtime sun shine on you All love surround you And the pure light within you Guide you on your way (Irish Blessing)   [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/92970868″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”225″ iframe=”true” /]

  • Vacation Memories

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    This is a scrap from an old journal I wrote about my vacation to New Mexico several years ago. We visited lovely lands, strewn with majestic mountains, scenic vistas, and covered with powerful skies. We stayed in cozy accommodations filled with comforts that were unique and pleasing to the eye. For a small moment in…

  • A New Space

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    This little poem I wrote four years ago still has meaning for me. I have found that most of my anxieties come from resisting “what is” and insisting upon my version of what “should be.” More and more I’m learning that God’s future requires surrender and trust that good lies ahead–even if I cannot clearly…

  • How I chose my family

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    I was three years old when I adopted a new family for my sister and me.   After giving my birth parents numerous opportunities to do right by us, it was a no brainer of a decision to make. We concluded that they were unable to take care of us and that we should cut…

  • Being Jesus in the World

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    The following story from the Stillwater News Press best illustrates what I think it means to be like Jesus in the world about us.  In the end, it’s less about what you believe and more of what  you do. LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thanks to Good Samaritans who aided us at grocery store Posted: Saturday,…

  • The Least of These Brothers

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    It was a wet and cold Oklahoma day. It had been raining the day before and the temperatures were in the 30s. The 40-year-old man stood holding a sign at the intersection of Memorial Road and May Avenue. He had been there for the past three hours asking for money. His clothes were damp and…

  • If you are human–read this book!

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    Ken Sande’s book: The Peacemaker: A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict has meant so much to me. I have read it numerous times and am amazed at how practical and biblical it is.  If you are a human–you need this book! I will not dwell upon this incident any longer. I will not bring up…

  • Religion and the Liberal Bargain

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    In his book, The Religious Test, Damon Linker describes what he calls The Liberal Bargain.  It works like this.  In America, we are given a constitutional right for Freedom of Religion.  In order to have this freedom, no religion can exert control over others.  The moment one religion decides to use the legal process to exert control…

  • Oil Sadness

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    I was born and raised in West Texas when oil was plentiful and jobs in the industry were common place. I was weaned on a car that got ten miles to a gallon of gas and the cost for a gallon was only 25 cents. None of us were concerned about the availability and cost…